Camilla Benbow: Teacher salaries should reflect needs of schools

10:03 PM,
Oct. 9, 2013

Written by

Camilla P. Benbow
| For The Tennessean

Last week Governor Bill Haslam indicated his desire that Tennessee teacher salaries should grow at the fastest rate in the nation.

Governor Haslam pointed to several consecutive years of gains on TCAP scores, with more students performing at grade-level in math and science, as justification for rewarding teachers. He also acknowledged higher expectations for teacher performance in light of the state's ambitions for continuing to improve student achievement.

Haslam did not offer specifics about how he plans to support increases in teacher salaries, which are also determined by the ...